Soft Skills for Teaching Techniques

Third-party on-site course

- Duration 1 week (6 days - Sun to Fri - 9h00 to 14h00).

- 22,5 hours per week.

Last updated: 30.01.2025

Next upcoming session:

07.12.2025 - 12.12.2025

Portugal , Porto

Description

The course focuses on improving techniques and practical activities that teachers can use in a classroom context, while expanding their ideas to teach engaging and informative lessons. It aims to assist teachers of all subjects and to clarify their roles in encouraging students to become confident users of their language, in reading, writing and talking.

Learning objectives

Develop soft skills to overcome communication barriers. Provide tools for more effective communication and to motivate different personality types. Understand group dynamics. Enable the participants to understand learners & colleagues’ needs.
Acquire knowledge and tips for delivering effective public speeches (how to structure and plan effectively a speech), communication skills and learning styles.
Provide practical tools for identifying and changing unsupportive behaviours. Enhance communicative competence in English.
Increase confidence in speaking publicly: articulate clear questions and ideas in class discussion. Transfer and share core values, experiences and effective teaching practices with other teachers and colleagues. Provide teachers with an insight into Porto and Portuguese culture and heritage

Methodology & assessment

Soft skills are personal attributes, personality traits, social and communication skills. They characterize how an individual interacts with peers within and outside the work environment. Different from the so-called hard skills, soft skills involve emotions and intuition, both responsible for the ability to express and interpret the feelings of another person.

Teachers must be highly skilled in all these areas to be excellent in their profession. For a teacher, it's not just important to give a quality lecture; they also need to be able to transfer knowledge, skills and values at the same time.

Soft skills for teachers are thus as important as their in-depth knowledge of a particular subject. It is only through soft skills a teacher can introduce creative and effective solutions to their students’ problems

Materials, digital tools & other learning resources

Interactive activities and discussions on the significance of soft skills in fostering student Success.
Role-playing scenarios to practice effective communication in classroom setting.
Case studies and group discussions.
Building effective teamwork skills through collaborative activities and group projects.

Certification details

European Mobility Agreement

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

650

Euro
Course package content:
- accommodation, meals, transport are not included.
- Social and Cultural Heritage Activities integrated into networking and social dynamics: Cultural Heritage Day: Guided Porto visit, Hop On & Hop Off Tour Bus, 6 Bridges River Cruise, Visit to the Port Wine Cellars & Wine Tasting Experience.
Additional information:

Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
Cancellation & changes:

Within 1 month before the start date of course, there will be a cancellation fee of 25%.
If received within 28 to 13 days before, there will be a cancellation fee of 50%.
After which time no refunds are made.
Additional information:

The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)

Post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED 4)
Target audience type:

Teacher

Student Teacher

Higher education institution staff
Learning time:

20-25 hours